पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 23, 1894 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1951 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1816 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1301
Malayalam Era: 1070
Nanakshahi: 425
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra74.41°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala13.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha174.09°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati73.18°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra141.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani183.20°TulāCitrā P3

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:22 – 17:53
Yamaganda11:50 – 13:21
Gulika Kāla14:52 – 16:22
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:46 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:17 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:19 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:21 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:52 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:22 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:53 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:22 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:52 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:21 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:17 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824629.27
Julian Day2413094.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3824°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)278.77°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (22.3824°), declination 0.01°, EoT 8.44 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 1894-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)